About Robert Sink
Robert Frederick Sink was an American soldier who served as an officer in the United States Army from 1927 to 1961. His most notable command was of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, which fought in Operation Overlord, Operation Market Garden, and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. He also served as an assistant division commander during the Korean War, and held an array of high-ranking staff positions until his retirement as a lieutenant general. To have been a member of the "Five-Oh-Sink" had been a badge of honor...How Colonel Sink welded a disparate group of citizen soldiers into a first-class fighting unit is a topic that merits a book of its own. In December 1951, Sink became assistant division commander of the 11th Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In November 1953, Major General Sink became commanding general of the 44th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.